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What is Joy?

by Laura Stamps

Searching, searching, searching for joy. Jewelry is joy. Earrings are joy, especially earrings. I wear them every day. What’s the point of paying a stranger to drill holes in your ears if you don’t plan to fill them? With something dangly, something sparkly, every day, no matter what.

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Laura Stamps is a narrative poet. She's the author of The Year of the Cat, In the Garden, and Tuning Out. She's won the Muses Prize and is the recipient of 7 Pushcart Prize nominations. For more, visit her website and follow her on Twitter.